CoreOnline - HD Games In Your Browser

[Kurokikaze]

http://beta.coreonline.com/

SE has launched a new service that allows people to play some of their games for free*. The catch is that you are interrupted by ads every now and then.. Kinda like Hulu. It seems to be 1 minute ad per 60 minutes of playtime just about. Also, don't need a gaming rig to play, just a browser (they suggest Chrome).

Currently only two games available with more to come. Was playing a bit of Hitman: Blood Money in the office. lol

Definitely think it's an interesting concept, and some straight up out of the box thinking in order to fight piracy. What are you thoughts?

[Kaisha]

Doesn't work on Mac unless I install Chrome, so not trying it currently.

I'm assuming this is OnLive style where you're sending input and just receiving a video/audio stream, in which case I question how the heck they can break even on ads for a service that requires them to have a good server farm backend, as well as the amount of bandwidth it would require monthly.

[Scythiroth]

Not really a fan of ads in my games. I know it isn't much, but who knows how bad it could get down the line.